Endless Space 2

I don't know who else keeps playing grand space simulators, but you're in good company. We've seen a resurgence of the genre in recent years, especially with properties like Masters of Orion returning to the stage, but we've gotten to the point where...

4.5Galactic EmpireI'm going to state this off the top… I felt this game was Civilization in space. Take that for what you want… I happen to love Civilization and find it to be one of those games where you can start playing at 9pm then the next time you...

Endless Space 2 is the rare 4X game where the writing is better than the strategy—though the strategy is still pretty decent.

Endless Space 2 is a great 4X strategy game that is almost guaranteed to improve. While not free of bugs, including a few large ones, it's a title that oozes character. Each and every game offers the flexibility to play the way you want to and adapt as...

Endless Space 2 is an exciting fresh page for the 4X genre, delivering an immersive strategy experience with a subtle but strong ability to keep you playing not just for hours, not just for weeks, but for years. The title offers hundreds of ways to play, an interesting player-driven narrative experience, and above all the addictive turn-based gameplay we've grown to love.

When playing a lot of one particular genre, a player will, over time, likely develop an acutely personal inventory of likes and dislikes for that game type – be it MMOs, FPS games, RPGs, etc. This is natural for any gamer, I'd imagine – and oftentimes,...

Endless Space 2 is a beautiful and capable 4X game, with memorable personality that's seemingly calculated down to the pixel level. It doesn't deviate much from the genre's norms, but it delivers a generally satisfying 4X experience with only a few...

Any way you look at it, Endless Space 2 is one impressive achievement even taking into account the above paragraph of what are fairly minor gripes given how much this game does extremely well. 4X space sims have long been known as the territory of the serious strategy gamer, but Amplitude has broken away from the pack here.